294 A/r. masson’s Botanical 'travels . 
through a woody country, where we obferved numbers 
of butterflies, which appeared like thofe of India; but 
from the thicknefs of the woods we could not procure a 
iingle fpecirnen. At night we came to Lory’s River, fo 
called from a fpecies of parrot, which is found here. 
We were vifited by feveral Hottentots, who came out of 
the woods armed with lances, but behaved very oblig- 
ingly, and dept by our fire all night; and we at the fame 
time entertained them with tobacco, of which they were 
•exceedingly fond. 
i ith, We travelled over a pleafant country, diverfified 
with fmootli green hills, interfperfed with evergreens, 
and flocked with numerous flocks of the capra dorcas 
of Li nn alus, equus zebra , and canieliis flruthio ; which, 
together with the fine difpofition of the woods and 
groves, could not but charm us, who, for upwards of 
i 
three months, had been climbing rugged mountains, and 
eroding fultry delarts. In the evening we came to Van 
Staad’s Rivier, where we remained all night, and were 
vifited by feveral Hottentots, who brought us milk in 
bafkets made of fine reeds, which they weave fo clofe 
that they hold any liquid. 
i 2th, We eroded Van Staad’s Rivier, wdiere there is 
a large Kraal, or Hottentot village, containing upwards 
of 200 inhabitants, who are podeded of great herds 
of bullocks, but of no dieep. Thele Hottentots ivere re- 
markably well-fhaped, and Router made than any other 
Hottentots I have yet feen. They are alfo very bold in 
3 ' encountering 
